Intravitreal triamcinolone for acute branch retinal vein occlusion: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-108

  Ramezani, Alireza ^a   Entezari, Morteza ^a   Moradian, Siamak ^a   Kadkhodaei, Shohreh ^a   Tabatabaei, Homa ^a   Dehsarvi, Babak ^a   Fatehi, Mohammad ^a   Yaseri, Mehdi ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Branch retinal vein occlusion; Central macular thickness; Intraocular pressure; Intravitreal triamcinolone; Macular edema; Neovascularization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957603544     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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